Montreal, Aug 5 (IANS) Victoria Mboko’s fairytale run at the Canadian Open continues as the 18-year-old advanced to her first WTA 1000-level semifinal after beating big-hitting Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Pakistan will face a formidable task when they take on arch-rivals India in their much-anticipated Asia Cup clash on September 14. In a candid chat with IANS, Latif admitted that the Men in Green have been far from their best in recent outings and will need a dramatic turnaround in both execution and temperament.
Montevideo (Uruguay), Aug 4 (IANS) The Pan American Cup 2025 came to an end at Montevideo, Uruguay, with Argentina men and women winning the gold medals. United States men and women took the silver medals in both competitions, with Canada men and Uruguay women winning bronze.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The high-scoring action continued in the second season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) as West Delhi Lions pulled off a spectacular run chase, defeating East Delhi Riders by 7 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Monday.
Porthcawl (Wales), Aug 4 (IANS) Diksha Dagar had a rough finish on a day that began with rain and wind, but improved later on at the AIG Women’s Open. However, the Indian had to take on the tough weather as she shot 5-over 77. She had eight bogeys against three birdies as she finished the week at 6-over with rounds of 71-73-73-77 to tie for 46th place.
Greensboro (USA), Aug 4 (IANS) Defending champion Aaron Rai had a chance to finish runner-up, but a double bogey on the front nine and a bogey on the back nine ruined the chances, and he finished with a round of 2-under 68 that saw him finish Tied-fifth at the Wyndham Championship by six shots.
Kakinada, Aug 4 (IANS) Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Hockey Gujarat and Hockey Mizoram won their respective matches in Division ‘C’ while Manipur Hockey, Assam Hockey, Hockey Himachal and Hockey Association of Bihar won their respective matches in Division ‘B’ on the fourth day of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship here on Monday.
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has taken charge as the head coach of the Bengal under-23 men’s team, who had their first training session of three hours at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif called “a big win for India” despite the series ending in a 2-2 draw, India pulled off one of their most sensational Test victories — a six-run triumph in the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval. From being written off before the series began to levelling it on the final day with nerves of steel and a clutch bowling effort, this Indian team showcased what Kaif hailed as a triumph “won on the field — not on paper.”
Bangkok, Aug 4 (IANS) India is assured of six more medals in the U22 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 on Monday after Priya (women’s 60kg), Paranjal Yadav (women’s 70kg), Harsh (men’s 60kg), Neeraj (men’s 75kg), Rockey Chaudhary (men’s 85kg) and Ishan Kataria (men’s 90+kg) sealed their semifinals berth with comfortable victories in their respective bouts.
